Population aged 65 and over

215 countries, 2025. Unit: % of population.

First in the ranking
36.0 %
Monaco
Median country
8.6 %
half above, half below
World
10.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.7 to 36.0
Qatar - Monaco

How to read it

Across 215 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Monaco (36.0 %) and the lowest in Qatar (1.7 %).

The median country is at 8.6 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 6.5 % in 1996 to 10.4 % in 2025.

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS) · licence

Aged 65+ over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Monaco36.0Europe
2Japan30.0Asia
3Puerto Rico25.3North America
4Italy25.1Europe
5Portugal24.9Europe
6Greece24.4Europe
7Finland24.2Europe
8Germany23.7Europe
9Hong Kong23.7Asia
10Croatia23.6Europe
11Isle of Man23.6Europe
12San Marino23.1Europe
13United States Virgin Islands23.1North America
14Serbia23.1Europe
15Bosnia and Herzegovina22.9Europe
16Bermuda22.6North America
17France22.5Europe
18Bulgaria22.2Europe
19Slovenia22.2Europe
20Latvia22.2Europe
21Estonia21.8Europe
22Spain21.6Europe
23Liechtenstein21.4Europe
24Czechia21.2Europe
25Hungary21.2Europe
26Denmark21.1Europe
27Austria21.1Europe
28Belgium21.0Europe
29Sweden20.9Europe
30Netherlands20.9Europe
31Poland20.8Europe
32Lithuania20.7Europe
33Malta20.5Europe
34Switzerland20.4Europe
35South Korea20.3Asia
36Canada20.3North America
37Romania20.1Europe
38United Kingdom19.7Europe
39Saint-Martin19.7North America
40Norway19.1Europe
41Slovakia19.0Europe
42Ukraine19.0Europe
43North Macedonia18.5Europe
44United States18.4North America
45Montenegro18.3Europe
46Belarus18.3Europe
47Australia18.1Oceania
48Russia17.8Europe
49Faroe Islands17.8Europe
50Aruba17.8North America
51Albania17.6Europe
52New Zealand17.6Oceania
53Curaçao17.3North America
54Barbados17.1North America
55Cuba17.0North America
56Moldova16.9Europe
57Andorra16.6Europe
58Uruguay16.3South America
59Ireland16.2Europe
60Thailand16.0Asia
61Georgia16.0Asia
62Iceland16.0Europe
63Luxembourg15.8Europe
64Macao15.1Asia
65Cyprus14.9Asia
66China14.9Asia
67Chile14.6South America
68Sint Maarten14.5North America
69Armenia14.4Asia
70Singapore14.2Asia
71Mauritius14.1Africa
72Dominica13.2North America
73Guam13.1Oceania
74Trinidad and Tobago12.9North America
75Costa Rica12.8North America
76North Korea12.7Asia
77Israel12.7Asia
78Argentina12.6South America
79Grenada12.6North America
80Sri Lanka12.5Asia
81Antigua and Barbuda12.3North America
82Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.3North America
83Bahamas12.1North America
84French Polynesia11.9Oceania
85Palau11.8Oceania
86New Caledonia11.8Oceania
87Saint Kitts and Nevis11.7North America
88Turks and Caicos Islands11.7North America
89Greenland11.5North America
90Brazil11.5South America
91Northern Mariana Islands10.8Oceania
92Türkiye10.6Asia
93Kosovo10.5Europe
94Lebanon10.4Asia
95Colombia10.2South America
96British Virgin Islands10.1North America
97Venezuela10.0South America
98Saint Lucia10.0North America
99Tunisia9.9Africa
100Panama9.7North America
101Cayman Islands9.5North America
102Vietnam9.5Asia
103Peru9.5South America
104Azerbaijan9.2Asia
105Kazakhstan9.0Asia
106Seychelles8.7Africa
107Ecuador8.6South America
108Iran8.6Asia
109Jamaica8.6North America
110American Samoa8.5Oceania
111Mexico8.5North America
112Morocco8.5Africa
113El Salvador8.3North America
114Suriname8.2South America
115Dominican Republic8.2North America
116Malaysia8.0Asia
117Indonesia7.5Asia
118Myanmar7.5Asia
119India7.4Asia
120Brunei7.2Asia
121Cabo Verde7.2Africa
122Tuvalu7.0Oceania
123Guyana7.0South America
124South Africa6.9Africa
125Tonga6.9Oceania
126Algeria6.8Africa
127Paraguay6.7South America
128Bangladesh6.7Asia
129Fiji6.6Oceania
130Bhutan6.6Asia
131Nepal6.6Asia
132Cambodia6.4Asia
133Federated States of Micronesia6.2Oceania
134Uzbekistan6.1Asia
135Samoa6.1Oceania
136Kyrgyzstan6.0Asia
137Bolivia5.7South America
138Philippines5.7Asia
139Nicaragua5.7North America
140Mongolia5.4Asia
141Egypt5.3Africa
142Timor-Leste5.2Asia
143Belize5.2North America
144Libya5.2Africa
145Djibouti5.0Africa
146Guatemala5.0North America
147Maldives5.0Asia
148Marshall Islands4.9Oceania
149Syria4.8Asia
150Laos4.8Asia
151Turkmenistan4.8Asia
152Haiti4.8North America
153Jordan4.8Asia
154Honduras4.5North America
155Comoros4.5Africa
156Vanuatu4.4Oceania
157Kiribati4.4Oceania
158Pakistan4.4Asia
159Eswatini4.3Africa
160Eritrea4.3Africa
161Gabon4.1Africa
162Botswana4.1Africa
163Tajikistan4.1Asia
164Rwanda4.0Africa
165Bahrain4.0Asia
166São Tomé and Principe3.9Africa
167Lesotho3.9Africa
168Palestine3.9Asia
169Namibia3.8Africa
170Ghana3.8Africa
171Equatorial Guinea3.8Africa
172Solomon Islands3.7Oceania
173Senegal3.6Africa
174Papua New Guinea3.6Oceania
175Zimbabwe3.6Africa
176Togo3.5Africa
177Guinea3.5Africa
178Madagascar3.5Africa
179Iraq3.4Asia
180Sudan3.4Africa
181Liberia3.3Africa
182Ethiopia3.3Africa
183Sierra Leone3.3Africa
184Mauritania3.2Africa
185Guinea-Bissau3.2Africa
186The Gambia3.2Africa
187Kuwait3.2Asia
188Benin3.2Africa
189Democratic Republic of the Congo3.1Africa
190South Sudan3.1Africa
191Nigeria3.1Africa
192Republic of the Congo3.1Africa
193Saudi Arabia3.1Asia
194Tanzania3.0Africa
195Kenya3.0Africa
196Nauru3.0Oceania
197Angola2.9Africa
198Cameroon2.8Africa
199Mozambique2.7Africa
200Oman2.7Asia
201Burkina Faso2.7Africa
202Côte d'Ivoire2.7Africa
203Niger2.6Africa
204Somalia2.6Africa
205Malawi2.6Africa
206Burundi2.5Africa
207Yemen2.5Asia
208Afghanistan2.4Asia
209Mali2.4Africa
210Uganda2.2Africa
211Central African Republic2.2Africa
212Chad2.1Africa
213Zambia2.0Africa
214United Arab Emirates1.8Asia
215Qatar1.7Asia
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 215 countries

Largest increase

  1. Saint-Martin 7.0 → 19.7 +12.6 pp
  2. Hong Kong 15.4 → 23.7 +8.3 pp
  3. South Korea 13.0 → 20.3 +7.4 pp
  4. Puerto Rico 18.1 → 25.3 +7.1 pp
  5. Sint Maarten 7.6 → 14.5 +6.8 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Malawi 3.1 → 2.6 −0.5 pp
  2. Mauritania 3.5 → 3.2 −0.3 pp
  3. Mali 2.6 → 2.4 −0.3 pp
  4. Yemen 2.7 → 2.5 −0.2 pp
  5. Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.1 → 3.1 0 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Aged 65+ - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 5 10 15 20 25 1960 Africa: 3.16 Asia: 3.44 Europe: 7.93 North America: 3.98 South America: 3.79 Oceania: 3.4 1961 Africa: 3.18 Asia: 3.51 Europe: 8.08 North America: 3.94 South America: 3.79 Oceania: 3.37 1962 Africa: 3.22 Asia: 3.54 Europe: 8.18 North America: 4.04 South America: 3.81 Oceania: 3.31 1963 Africa: 3.26 Asia: 3.51 Europe: 8.27 North America: 4.09 South America: 3.87 Oceania: 3.09 1964 Africa: 3.3 Asia: 3.48 Europe: 8.34 North America: 4.12 South America: 3.95 Oceania: 3.09 1965 Africa: 3.31 Asia: 3.47 Europe: 8.56 North America: 4.11 South America: 4.01 Oceania: 3.07 1966 Africa: 3.31 Asia: 3.46 Europe: 8.8 North America: 4.13 South America: 4.06 Oceania: 3.11 1967 Africa: 3.31 Asia: 3.4 Europe: 9.05 North America: 4.2 South America: 4.06 Oceania: 3.13 1968 Africa: 3.29 Asia: 3.36 Europe: 9.19 North America: 4.15 South America: 4.04 Oceania: 3.13 1969 Africa: 3.27 Asia: 3.42 Europe: 9.36 North America: 4.2 South America: 4.01 Oceania: 3.12 1970 Africa: 3.26 Asia: 3.41 Europe: 9.58 North America: 4.24 South America: 3.99 Oceania: 3.16 1971 Africa: 3.22 Asia: 3.43 Europe: 9.78 North America: 4.27 South America: 4 Oceania: 3.17 1972 Africa: 3.22 Asia: 3.43 Europe: 9.98 North America: 4.36 South America: 4 Oceania: 3.16 1973 Africa: 3.24 Asia: 3.42 Europe: 10.22 North America: 4.4 South America: 4.04 Oceania: 3.09 1974 Africa: 3.25 Asia: 3.41 Europe: 10.48 North America: 4.45 South America: 4.05 Oceania: 3 1975 Africa: 3.24 Asia: 3.44 Europe: 10.7 North America: 4.58 South America: 4.06 Oceania: 2.97 1976 Africa: 3.27 Asia: 3.48 Europe: 10.89 North America: 4.73 South America: 4.09 Oceania: 2.94 1977 Africa: 3.25 Asia: 3.52 Europe: 11.13 North America: 4.91 South America: 4.12 Oceania: 2.94 1978 Africa: 3.27 Asia: 3.57 Europe: 11.31 North America: 5.03 South America: 4.15 Oceania: 2.97 1979 Africa: 3.25 Asia: 3.61 Europe: 11.39 North America: 5.08 South America: 4.13 Oceania: 3.21 1980 Africa: 3.22 Asia: 3.64 Europe: 11.4 North America: 5.08 South America: 4.08 Oceania: 3.21 1981 Africa: 3.25 Asia: 3.67 Europe: 11.37 North America: 5.03 South America: 4.02 Oceania: 3.2 1982 Africa: 3.23 Asia: 3.64 Europe: 11.47 North America: 4.98 South America: 3.86 Oceania: 3.22 1983 Africa: 3.2 Asia: 3.63 Europe: 11.36 North America: 4.95 South America: 3.81 Oceania: 3.24 1984 Africa: 3.18 Asia: 3.57 Europe: 11.51 North America: 4.99 South America: 3.78 Oceania: 3.26 1985 Africa: 3.16 Asia: 3.56 Europe: 11.4 North America: 5.07 South America: 3.78 Oceania: 3.29 1986 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 3.58 Europe: 11.52 North America: 5.15 South America: 3.82 Oceania: 3.33 1987 Africa: 3.13 Asia: 3.58 Europe: 11.58 North America: 5.15 South America: 3.83 Oceania: 3.39 1988 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 3.59 Europe: 11.66 North America: 5.2 South America: 3.86 Oceania: 3.48 1989 Africa: 3.09 Asia: 3.6 Europe: 11.78 North America: 5.25 South America: 3.9 Oceania: 3.45 1990 Africa: 3.07 Asia: 3.61 Europe: 11.95 North America: 5.33 South America: 3.94 Oceania: 3.42 1991 Africa: 3.1 Asia: 3.6 Europe: 12.22 North America: 5.43 South America: 3.97 Oceania: 3.4 1992 Africa: 3.12 Asia: 3.66 Europe: 12.56 North America: 5.49 South America: 4 Oceania: 3.4 1993 Africa: 3.17 Asia: 3.64 Europe: 12.93 North America: 5.55 South America: 4.07 Oceania: 3.36 1994 Africa: 3.18 Asia: 3.67 Europe: 13.19 North America: 5.55 South America: 4.14 Oceania: 3.43 1995 Africa: 3.18 Asia: 3.69 Europe: 13.62 North America: 5.49 South America: 4.21 Oceania: 3.51 1996 Africa: 3.16 Asia: 3.75 Europe: 13.94 North America: 5.45 South America: 4.3 Oceania: 3.48 1997 Africa: 3.13 Asia: 3.82 Europe: 14.2 North America: 5.42 South America: 4.4 Oceania: 3.48 1998 Africa: 3.11 Asia: 3.89 Europe: 14.35 North America: 5.52 South America: 4.5 Oceania: 3.47 1999 Africa: 3.12 Asia: 3.92 Europe: 14.46 North America: 5.74 South America: 4.59 Oceania: 3.45 2000 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 3.94 Europe: 14.43 North America: 5.82 South America: 4.68 Oceania: 3.44 2001 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 4 Europe: 14.52 North America: 5.83 South America: 4.8 Oceania: 3.54 2002 Africa: 3.13 Asia: 4.13 Europe: 14.77 North America: 5.86 South America: 5 Oceania: 3.63 2003 Africa: 3.17 Asia: 4.31 Europe: 14.82 North America: 5.9 South America: 5.24 Oceania: 3.72 2004 Africa: 3.18 Asia: 4.49 Europe: 15.06 North America: 6 South America: 5.39 Oceania: 3.82 2005 Africa: 3.15 Asia: 4.63 Europe: 15.33 North America: 6.25 South America: 5.49 Oceania: 3.92 2006 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 4.7 Europe: 15.55 North America: 6.51 South America: 5.51 Oceania: 4.03 2007 Africa: 3.13 Asia: 4.71 Europe: 15.74 North America: 6.68 South America: 5.57 Oceania: 4.15 2008 Africa: 3.11 Asia: 4.75 Europe: 15.89 North America: 6.78 South America: 5.66 Oceania: 4.26 2009 Africa: 3.11 Asia: 4.73 Europe: 16.14 North America: 6.87 South America: 5.75 Oceania: 4.38 2010 Africa: 3.11 Asia: 4.76 Europe: 16.35 North America: 7.01 South America: 5.85 Oceania: 4.5 2011 Africa: 3.11 Asia: 4.8 Europe: 16.54 North America: 7.18 South America: 6.02 Oceania: 4.65 2012 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 4.94 Europe: 16.88 North America: 7.3 South America: 6.2 Oceania: 4.79 2013 Africa: 3.18 Asia: 5.1 Europe: 17.32 North America: 7.48 South America: 6.4 Oceania: 4.88 2014 Africa: 3.15 Asia: 5.22 Europe: 17.65 North America: 7.71 South America: 6.63 Oceania: 4.91 2015 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 5.37 Europe: 18.04 North America: 8 South America: 6.87 Oceania: 5.14 2016 Africa: 3.13 Asia: 5.51 Europe: 18.4 North America: 8.4 South America: 7.11 Oceania: 5.33 2017 Africa: 3.14 Asia: 5.64 Europe: 18.6 North America: 8.87 South America: 7.33 Oceania: 5.41 2018 Africa: 3.16 Asia: 5.71 Europe: 18.79 North America: 9.41 South America: 7.65 Oceania: 5.49 2019 Africa: 3.17 Asia: 5.8 Europe: 19.05 North America: 9.83 South America: 8.02 Oceania: 5.71 2020 Africa: 3.19 Asia: 5.93 Europe: 19.3 North America: 10.26 South America: 8.36 Oceania: 5.99 2021 Africa: 3.21 Asia: 6.04 Europe: 19.56 North America: 10.6 South America: 8.67 Oceania: 6.1 2022 Africa: 3.23 Asia: 6.2 Europe: 19.83 North America: 10.99 South America: 8.9 Oceania: 6.21 2023 Africa: 3.25 Asia: 6.36 Europe: 20.16 North America: 11.37 South America: 9.16 Oceania: 6.34 2024 Africa: 3.3 Asia: 6.5 Europe: 20.58 North America: 11.78 South America: 9.45 Oceania: 6.67 2025 Africa: 3.36 Asia: 6.65 Europe: 20.94 North America: 12.17 South America: 9.74 Oceania: 6.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 3.4 %
Asia 6.6 %
Europe 20.9 %
North America 12.2 %
South America 9.7 %
Oceania 6.9 %

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